ON THE MECHANISM OF ACTION OF ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE: THE BINDING OF CYCLIC-3′,5′-ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE TO AN ADRENAL CORTICAL PROTEIN
Author(s) -
Gordon N. Gill,
Leonard D. Garren
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.63.2.512
Subject(s) - adrenocorticotropic hormone , adenosine , medicine , endocrinology , chemistry , cyclic adenosine monophosphate , binding protein , microsome , biochemistry , hormone , enzyme , biology , receptor , gene
The binding of cyclic 3',5'-adenosine monophosphate (cyclic AMP) within the adrenal cortical cell was studied. Cyclic AMP binds specifically to a protein which is associated predominantly with the microsomal fraction of the cell. The binding protein was purified approximately 100-fold.
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